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If you were thinking about buying a magazine or two…

Posted on 31 July 2009 by Rick Mason

Publishers Weekly is reporting that not only are they up for sale by their publisher, Reed Business Information, but that Library Journal and School Library Journal are available as well. Without knowing the cost/profit information for each of these, I … Continue reading →

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One in Twenty

Posted on 8 June 2009 by Rick Mason

Blogs Falling in an Empty Forest is a New York Times article about blogging, specifically about the study showing an estimated 95% of blogs have not been updated in over 4 months. Does this signal an end to blogging?  The … Continue reading →

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HTML 5, Google Wave, and the Future of the Web

Posted on 4 June 2009 by Rick Mason

Amidst a great many other topics, HTML 5 has been on my mind the past couple of weeks.  It started on Tuesday, May 26th, with Kevin Yank posting HTML 5 : Now or Never? on the SitePoint blog.  He was … Continue reading →

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Information Streams

Posted on 17 May 2009 by Rick Mason

Eric Shonfeld at TechCrunch writes: “Once again, the Internet is shifting before our eyes. Information is increasingly being distributed and presented in real-time streams instead of dedicated Web pages. The shift is palpable, even if it is only in its … Continue reading →

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Evernote

Posted on 16 April 2009 by Rick Mason

Evernote is an online service that serves an interesting purpose:  it allows you to indicate digital items that you wish to remember, it stores them, and then makes the entire collection searchable. Or more specifically, you can have it remember … Continue reading →

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